Re: What bourbon are you drinking? Summer 2013

Re: What bourbon are you drinking? Summer 2013

Originally Posted by Jackinbox

Just cracked open the OWA SB that I bought at Cork 'N Bottle in KY yesterday. I'm blown away by it. This is better than any OWA or W12 I've had yet. Whatever the case regarding the "Lost In The Warehouse" story, this is great bourbon. I'm sad that I only bought 1L.

Damn, i'm sad i didn't read this before stopping in there today. Got a bottle of BT instead.

Having some BMH, i'm just smart enough to figure this HAS to be Beam product. Blind tasting it's OGD BIB.

Re: What bourbon are you drinking? Summer 2013

Re: What bourbon are you drinking? Summer 2013

Finished a blind tasting of BT vs ER. Found them incredibly similar. Preferred the nose on the ER if I had to pick one (just ever-so-slightly more complex?) and preferred the palate on the BT if I had to pick one (it was a bit softer with the caramel more up-front). Makes me wonder if this is an incredibly ordinary ER, or if the two are typically this close.

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Re: What bourbon are you drinking? Summer 2013

Originally Posted by darylld911

Finished a blind tasting of BT vs ER. Found them incredibly similar. Preferred the nose on the ER if I had to pick one (just ever-so-slightly more complex?) and preferred the palate on the BT if I had to pick one (it was a bit softer with the caramel more up-front). Makes me wonder if this is an incredibly ordinary ER, or if the two are typically this close.

Interesting. I always pick up more oak in the ER and more corn in the BT, even in blind tastings. Never really considered them to be similar in taste, but maybe I need to revisit...

Re: What bourbon are you drinking? Summer 2013

Interesting. I always pick up more oak in the ER and more corn in the BT, even in blind tastings. Never really considered them to be similar in taste, but maybe I need to revisit...

While admittedly, I have add less ER than BT, my impression was the same. I have actually tasted them side-by-side. However, while I liked the ER a little more, there wasn't enough of a preference to opt for ER over BT. Of course, cost plays a role.